Chapter 247: Colorful Butterflies

The long street is like the symbol of Las Vegas, supporting the operation and development of the entire city. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Long Street, also known as the Las Vegas Strip, is the most prosperous street in Las Vegas. With a collection of luxury resorts, sprawling gaming halls, sumptuous buffets, and countless entertainment, it's the soul and symbol of Las Vegas.

Eighteen of the top 25 hotels in the world by number of rooms are here. The main thing that stands out on the long street is that almost every major hotel and casino has its own theme, and the regionally themed hotels are built here and there are landmarks from all over the world.

You can just sit on the tram and visit the pyramids of Egypt, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Statue of Liberty in New York, the canals of Venice and much more. In addition, it is also home to a large number of Americans who celebrate the New Year, bringing endless charm to Las Vegas. Bellagio during the day.

There will be a musical fountain in the evening, the environment changes too much on this day, in the morning it is still the quiet, comfortable western town of West Yellowstone, but in the afternoon it is the "entertainment capital of the world" of the city that never sleeps, full of luxury cars, top hotels, everyone driving is no longer as friendly and humble as Yellowstone, fortunately.

Snow Fall, Yanzhi Sweet, Sugar Candy can switch the "Imperial Capital Driving Mode" Las Vegas City Sightseeing BUS in Las Vegas for a total of 3 days (including the Grand Canyon), basically only two nights left for the night view and food of the casino. On the first night, for the convenience of watching the musical fountain and eating the buffet.

I chose a not very well-known hotel next to Bellagio and set off for the Grand Canyon South Rim the next morning, returning in the afternoon of the third day, staying at Monte Carlo on the Long Street.

Most of the luxury hotels on both sides of the street are Bellagio, paris, The Venetian, MGM, ARIA, and Bally's, decorating the bustle of Las Vegas with different styles of architecture. Although the Zoki Suites Hotel is not on the street, it is behind Bellagio, and the rooms are all suites of more than 60 square meters.

There is a kitchen (various cooking utensils, cutlery, microwave, washing machine) and living room, and if you are lucky, you can see the fountain show of Bellagio directly from the room, which is a 2 or 3 minute walk away, so it is good value for money. P.S.: It's worth mentioning that hotel prices in Las Vegas are almost double the difference between weekdays and weekends.

To arrange the itinerary reasonably, first go to the hotel Checkin, the hotel is free parking in the basement, go back to the room and put your luggage ready to go out. In addition to the night view and the casinos of various luxury hotels on the long street, it is worth going to the casinos of various luxury hotels (I have been to the Venetian in Macau, but this time I have limited time and did not go again), even various SHOWS and buffets are also in these big hotels.

Between good food and beautiful women, the former was chosen. (Most of the SHOWS start at 19:30, if you buy tickets online, you need to pick up tickets at the window in advance, and the popular buffets generally arrive before 17:30 without queuing, if you have time, you can have both.) )

The popular buffets on the long street include WickedSpoon Buffet at Metropole Hotel, TheBuffetat Bellagio at Bellagio, TheBuffetat Wynn at Wynn, Bacch****Buffet at Caesars Palace, and LeVillageBuffet and Aria in Paris52.99 per person (excluding tax).

It is the best buffet in Las Vegas for two hours, with a wide variety of cuisines, including the dessert section, Italian pasta, Chinese stir-fry and dim sum, Spanish seafood risotto, Alaskan seafood, Western desserts, American barbecue, Middle Eastern cuisine and Indian risotto, as well as Japanese sushi and sashimi.

Of course, the most popular must be the snow crab legs, there are two kinds of ice and heated, and the service staff is not stingy, and a full plate is filled. The best means of transportation on the long street is two legs... The distance between the hotels is farther than expected, it takes about 20 minutes to walk from Bellagio to Caesar, and at 6 o'clock there is already a queue at the cafeteria on the first floor of Caesar.

Fortunately, it was not a weekend, and I could dine after waiting in line for more than half an hour. Today was on the road all day, a little tired after eating the buffet, did not go north to Wynn, Venetian, decided to go south to see the night view and the musical fountain and go back to rest, after all, tomorrow's Grand Canyon is the focus. The Musical Fountain was built right in front of the Bellagio Hotel.

It is another masterpiece of Steve Wayne, the current chairman of Wynn Hotel, after the Treasure Island Hotel and the Mirage Hotel. The Bellagio Fountain begins to spray water with background music, 1,200 nozzles and 4,500 lights, the direction and height of the fountain are all programmed by computer programs and matched with different music to achieve the best artistic effect.

There are two reasons why I don't choose the West Gorge or the South Gorge of the Grand Canyon, but there are two reasons why I don't choose the West Gorge: one is that the West Gorge is crowded and small, and the tour group must go to the place. Second, in the strict sense of the word, the West Rim is not part of the Grand Canyon National Park. It is about 430 kilometers from Las Vegas to the South Rim, all the way at high speed.

Along the way, you can pass the Hoover Dam and take a slight detour to the best-preserved section of Highway 66 (460 kilometers). About 1 hour southeast of Las Vegas, take Route 93 to the famous Hoover Dam, where Nevada and Arizona meet.

Many people know about the largest dam in the United States through Transformers. There will be a checkpoint near the dam for spot checks, and it is convenient to arrive relatively early, there are not many tourists around the Hoover Dam, and there are several large parking lots around the dam. The Hoover Dam The Hoover Dam is a key project in the comprehensive development of the water resources of the Colorado River in the United States.

Located on the border between Nevada and Arizona, Black Canyon is the largest dam in the United States and is also known as the Desert Diamond. The Hoover Dam is like a giant dragon lying on the ground, and it is because of this dam that the neon lights of Las Vegas, the desert city of Las Vegas, will never be extinguished.

After the Hoover Dam, you will enter the Grand Canyon state - Arizon, the sixth largest state in the United States, with an area of 295,260 square kilometers, one of the least populous states in the United States. Its name comes from the Indian language: "Littlespringplace". It became the 48th state of the United States in 1912.

The state capital is Phoenix, also known as Phoenix. The state has three main characteristics: it is the driest state in the United States and one of the most irrigated states, the Grand Canyon in the Colorado River Valley, which is located in the northern part of the state, and the desert is a famous landscape, with unusually hot summers and mild and comfortable winters, making it the best shelter in the United States.

There are two national parks in the state, as well as many Indian villages. The state produces about 50% of the U.S. copper and one-eighth of the world's copper production. Route 66 chose the South Rim not only because it is the essence of the Grand Canyon, but also because it passes through a well-preserved section of Route 66.

From the Hoover Dam along State Highway 93 all the way southeast to Kingman, you can choose to take the shortcut I-40 Interstate or take a slight detour to the northeast to embark on the American Mother Road, which has been retired from the U.S. highway system, from Kingman to Seligman, Arizona has left the most complete specimen of Route 66.

The total distance is about 110 kilometers and is known as "Classic Route 66". Most of its section runs parallel to Interstate Highway 40, and the roadbed is still as it was when it was first built, except that the road surface has been renovated. This section of the road still retains the style of the 50s of the last century, as if traveling back in time and space. Villages, hotels, and restaurants along the way.

All retain the most authentic taste of the early 20th century. Harley-Davidson motorcyclists who bear the "road ranger" brand are frequent visitors on this stretch of road, and for enthusiasts obsessed with motorcycle tuning, this is probably the best open-air museum. Route 66 was the first east-west highway in the United States, completed in 1927.

It was abandoned from the U.S. highway system in 1985 and became an old road that disappeared from the map. The highway runs from Chicago to Los Angeles, from Lake Michigan through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and finally to California.

It spans 3,900 kilometers across eight states and three time zones in the Midwestern hinterland. It was an important route for American migration to the west in the 30s of the 20th century, a necessary route for farmers from all over the world to migrate west to California in the 30s of the last century, and at the same time provided many employment opportunities during the Great Depression.

The busyness of road transport has also led to the prosperity of many small towns along the route. Many of America's past literary works and western black-and-white films have been filmed along Route 66, as well as countless songs and ballads under the name 'ROUTE66'. It has a strong American flavor and a deep cultural connotation.

Highway 66 became a household name in the United States as a result. Therefore, this highway is also known as "The Main Street of America" and "The Mother Road". Later, due to the advent of convenient and fast interstates, the old guy was also forced to retire.

Wiped out of the "American Highway System" in 1985, it has gone through prosperity and decline, and its past and present are still in the minds of many Americans. In 1990, the Route 66 Alliance was formed in Arizona and Missouri.

In the same year, the state of Missouri declared the road a "State Historic Route" and put up a "Historic Route 66" sign, returning to the map of the United States. The road conditions along the way are super good, including the decommissioned Route 66, and the surrounding cars are very fast, about 160km/h.

It's also where the Harley team haunts the most, and the sound of the exhaust holes is deafening. The obvious desert scenery on both sides of the road is accompanied by various desert vegetation, and on the south side of the road is parallel to a transport railway, and there is a train transporting tanks, there are hundreds of them. Drive all the way to Seligman and stop for a break.

Some say that Seligman is the best-preserved Route 66 town, and it is the place on this road that shows the extreme of Route 66 culture, which is a bit exaggerated. Restaurants, gas stations, shops, each of them is a stage with a very highway character. Some of them are lined with all kinds of vintage classic cars in front of them.

I want to show all the car culture in the United States, and some are a knight's paradise, and Harley-Davidson motorcycles are messily placed. The Star-Spangled Banner flutters in the wind everywhere, and the No. 66 logo can be seen everywhere. There's always a magic that makes you want to keep pressing the shutter, but you don't think you can express the magic of this place no matter how much you shoot.

After Seligman, you return to the normal route I-40 Interstate, all the way to the east, the closer you get to the Grand Canyon, the more you can see the Grand Canyon landscape on the left side of the road. Arrive at Williams around noon and get ready to find a place to have lunch. Route 66 forms a small circular road in Williams.

The result is a place with a nostalgic Route66 feel: as soon as you enter Williams, you'll be greeted by the ubiquitous Route66 logo. Quirky bars and restaurants, neon-lit motels, old-fashioned gas stations, Indian-style shops, Mexican guitars and vocals – it's like you've stepped back in time.

Back to the days when cowboys were all the rage in the West. There are not many places to eat in the town, most of them are fast food, McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut are lined up when you first enter the town, and there are one or two other small restaurants that also eat burgers and sandwiches, just in time for a troop to find a place to eat in the town.

McDonald's and KFC were full of American GIs waiting to order, Xueluo, Yan Zhitian, and Tangtang had to go to Pizza Hut, which had fewer people next to them, and they just wanted to fill their stomachs casually, but they didn't expect to give Xueluo and Yanzhi the biggest surprise and Tangtang here, which was one of the most satisfying restaurants in the whole trip.

Different from Pizza Hut in China, it is a buffet mode, with 5 or 6 kinds of freshly baked pizza, 3 kinds of pasta, French fries, and more than 10 kinds of vegetables and fruits in the buffet salad, drinks (soft drinks, lemon tea, beer) are also included, only 6 US dollars per person, less than 40 yuan!